kookaburra

kook·a·bur·ra

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koo k-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh]
- /ˈkʊk əˌbɜr ə, -ˌbʌr ə/
- /ˈkʊk.əˌbʌr.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo k-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh]
- /ˈkʊk əˌbɜr ə, -ˌbʌr ə/

Definitions of kookaburra word

noun kookaburra an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter. 1
noun kookaburra A very large Australasian kingfisher that feeds on terrestrial prey such as reptiles and birds. 1
noun kookaburra Australian bird 1
noun kookaburra a large arboreal Australian kingfisher, Dacelo novaeguineae (or gigas), with a cackling cry 0
noun kookaburra a related smaller bird D. Leachii, of tropical Australia and New Guinea 0
noun kookaburra an Australian kingfisher (Dacelo gigas) with an abrupt, harsh cry suggestive of loud laughter 0

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Origin of kookaburra

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90, kookaburra is from the Wiradjuri word gugubarra (imitative)

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Parts of speech for Kookaburra

noun

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adverb

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exclamation

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kookaburra popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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